> except that i dont have enough spare time between work
> and uni to really get into playing/working with linux and this is
> frustrating me.
Famous last words. :)
> a) continue with the degree (will take another 3 years at current
> rate) and find another job in which i would get a chance to develop
> linuxy skills?
Quite possibly you could force the use of Linux into your studies, which is
always nice when it happens. Then do some consulting on the side.
> b) stay with the job and ditch (or defer) uni in favour of some sort
> of linux-based/related training, which could see me using such skills
> in a job in the not too distant future?
Dave Kempe asked for a 'category' for people who made this decision... As a
fellow Uni-leaver, I reckon the category should be classified as "twit". I
hear cries of, "Oh, but I wanted to be a programmer!" all the time from
friends who have become sysadmins, and it's a hard way out into the
programming world without learning the stuff you do at Uni.
That's not to say you can't get into some decent hacking as a sysadmin... :)
Besides, if you're really stubborn, craving to learn, and have some time,
nothing's going to get that much in your way.
- Jeff
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